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Topic Reading-Vol.2742-10/14/2019

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UN warns that staff could go unpaid next month as member states fail to pay dues
How is the UN funded? The world organization is funded through mandatory payments and voluntary contributions. Each of 193 member states is required to pay a percentage of both the UN’s regular operating budget and the peacekeeping budget. Largest contributions are the US’s 22%, China’s 12%, Japan’s 8.5%, Germany’s 6%, followed by the UK, France, and Italy’s. Russia pays 2.4%, merely above South Korea’s, and India owes less than one percentage point.
The money is spent on various activities the UN is engaged in, such as Peace Keeping Operations, World Food Program, UN Children’s Fund, the UN Development Program, and the World Health Organization. Also, the fund is allocated to the UN’s operating budget, including expenditures, expenses and salaries of the UN staff.
As of 8 October 2019, of the 193 member states, 130 Member States have paid their regular budget assessments in full. Though that sounds absurd for any member state not to pay the membership fee by the due date in full to the highest and the most authentic international organization, this year’s progress is no slower than usual. The problem is that some big contributors haven’t paid as they are supposed to yet. In fact, only 70% of the total operating budgets have been paid at the end of September while 78% was paid at the same time last year. That causes a significant financial impact on the UN’s operation as the 75% of the year had already passed, meaning their income is behind to the calendar and payment schedule. As a result, the Secretary-General of the UN addressed at the General Assembly that the staff salaries might not be paid unless the member states pay their unpaid contributions immediately. It was supposed to be the place where next year’s budget was presented and discussed.
Read the article and think how effectively the UN could operate if key member states aren’t paying the allocated contributions.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/09/world/un-budget-crisis-scli-intl/index.html

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